Behavioral Health Assessor (Substance Use Programs) at Highland Rivers Health in Marietta, Georgia

Job Description:

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.Are you ready to make a Difference?JOB SUMMARY: The assessor will perform behavioral health assessments in the Emergency Department and on the medical floors and will consult with physicians, staff, collateral contacts, and community partners in order to determine the appropriate treatment dispositions while ensuring the individual's safety.Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Complete Behavioral Health Assessment for individuals entering into Residential and Outpatient SUD programs in Cobb County.


• The assessor will perform assessments on site and will consult with referral source, collateral contacts and community partners in order to determine the appropriate treatment disposition and ensure the individual's safety.


• Conducts and interprets comprehensive, face to face or tele-medicine based assessments in an effort to make level of care recommendations.


• Facilitate access to the identified inpatient, residential or community based service for a diverse population.


• Review the intake criteria and scope of services for the level of care recommendation with the individual/guardian to ensure comprehension and improve clinical outcomes


• Act as a liaison between the individual and the determined level of care to include referral via BHL, pre-certification of insurance, faxing clinical information to receiving facilities and scheduling appointments as appropriate.


• Complete other duties such as phone based discharge follow up calls, phone based engagement activities, treatment planning, or utilization management.

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA


• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.


• Retirement Plan with employer matching


• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service


• 10 paid holidays


• 1 personal day


• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness


• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.


• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.